MuniWireless

The European Commission has approved the use of public funds for Prague’s municipal wireless network and ruled that these do not constitute state aid. Unfortunately, the network can be used only to serve the public sector (municipal purposes). The European Commission has approved the use of public funds for Prague’s municipal wireless network and ruled that these do not constitute state aid.

Since the initial plans raised competition concerns, key modifications were made. In particular, the project will only serve the…

Prague’s citywide wireless Internet network will not be offered free to residents but it’s still getting resistence from local telecoms.Prague’s citywide wireless Internet network will not be offered free to residents but it’s still getting resistence from local telecoms.

Following a year of controversy, the capital of the CzechRepublic renamed the initiative from “Free Internet for Prague Citizens” to simply “Wireless Prague”, and separated the build-out into two phases. The first to city offices and schools is already being implemented. The…